Fcron dependencies

Optional

Installation of Fcron

Fcron uses the cron facility of
syslog to log all
messages. Since LFS does not set up
this facility in /etc/syslog.conf, it
needs to be done prior to installing Fcron. This command will append the necessary
line to the current /etc/syslog.conf:

Command explanations

--without-sendmail:
Fcron will use an installed
MTA to email you the results of the
fcron script. Omit
the switch and use --with-sendmail=[/path/to/MTA] if you wish to
utilize this feature.

--with-answer-all=no: After the
files are installed, the make
install script enters into a configuration routine.
The first test will be whether to install a boot script in the
/etc/rc.d/init.d directory with the
appropriate symbolic links in run levels 2, 3, 4, and 5. The second
is to stop any current fcron processes and start a new one.
Since this is probably your first install and a boot script based
upon the BLFS template is desired,
answer 'n' to both tests.

Configuring Fcron

Config files

/etc/fcron.conf, /etc/fcron.allow and /etc/fcron.deny

Configuration
Information

There are no required changes in any of the config files.
Configuration information can be found in the man page for
fcron.conf.

fcron scripts are
written using fcrontab. Refer to the
fcrontab man page
for proper parameters to address your situation.

If Linux-PAM is
installed, two PAM configuration
files are installed in /etc/pam.d.
Alternatively if /etc/pam.d is not
used, the installation will append two configuration sections to
the existing /etc/pam.conf file. You
should ensure the files match your preferences. Modify them as
required to suit your needs.